A Princess For Christmas (Of The Dreams We Seek)

Forty- Two

She knew very well that she might have to spend this whole ball alone but she reminded herself again that she was here for Serafina not anyone else. As she walked down the stairs rather gracefully. 

Callahan pulled Margret's hand off him and walked towards Avni reaching at the last step when he too reached there. He took her by hand and kissed her forehead in middle of the filled ballroom. He didn't care who saw, he just knows this is the something only he can do and he will do it. Avni closed her eyes feeling the rush of warmth enveloping her. 

It felt like love. It felt so much like love. And then he took her on the middle of the dance floor. And the lights turn dim. "You look so beautiful; this dress isn't doing you justice my queen" He said. 

"You shouldn't call me that, My King, you don't want to taint our beautiful relationship with the malice of the politics surrounding your marriage with Miss Margret." Callahan looked at Margret impassively seeing she was fuming and rushed towards them. He purposefully avoided her.

 "You are my queen and I do not need to give you the title to prove that to anyone." He said. "I don't need to prove anything to anyone" He said dancing on the music not letting her go as the song came to an end. Miss Margret purposefully tripped Avni. But Callahan was quick and held her to him. "Princess" All the royals and staffs rushed to her aid including her own family and friends.

 And Callahan whispered to her "You believe me now?" Avni was surprised to see more than half of the ministry asking for her well-being. "I am fine, I just slipped" She said. "No, you didn't Miss Bellatrix Lestrange here tripped you, I saw so, did Robert and Rachel." Serafina said. "What proof do you have?" Serafina huffed "Rachel, are you going to do the honours or I have to do it?" Serafina asked. 

Rachel played the video. And it showed she had tripped Avni on purpose. Margret got towards the Rachel and said "You little insect, after marriage you would be first to go. How dare you blame me? can't you see your brother humiliated me?" She asked enraged. "It is not my brother's fault that you do not have any self- respect. Even when you saw that my brother loves someone else and we all consider her to be member of our family already you are still trying to get in his life as an unwanted thing you are" Avni said.

 None of them anticipated what happened next. She slapped Serafina. "Margret" Callahan shouted. Avni was there in a moment. "Sifi, look at me are you alright?" Avni asked. Serafina looked shocked.

 "I...am..." And then she hugged her tightly. "That's it. Do anything you wish to with me, but if you come after any of my family, you are going to have to face me. And it is not going to be pretty Margret." Margret moved back. 

"How could you do this to me Callahan? You are supposed to be my husband, and I am supposed to be your wife, how can you kiss a girl in front of me and pretend that I wouldn't be hurt?" She asked.

 "Two things, first I am not married to yet, so you are not my wife second, it is my life you had interfered in it, you can force me to marry you, but other than that, you cannot force me to do. I suggest you leave now, and do not return to the castle until after the Christmas is over" Avni was still holding Serafina who was shaken so much by all this. Margret turned her attention on her. 

"It is all because of you, we all know you are going to die, why don't you go and kill yourself already? It will save all of us trouble and show how you are only pretending to be ill so that you can get all the attention to yourself" everyone gasped upon hearing those vile words from her mouth. Avni let go of Serafina. Callahan about to intervene but she held his hand.

 "Yes, perhaps you would be the one relieved most, Lady Margret, maybe then you do not have to find fake excuses to keep Callahan to you." Margret looked at her alarmed. "What do you mean by fake excuses, it was not I who decided this union, it was his father, King Richard who had fixed it. Eventually Callahan had to marry me" Margret said.